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Category: Self Edits

dialogue, Grammar, Self Edits, Uncategorized

You Can’t Shrug a Line

August 22, 2017 Jana Miller

Which words can be used as dialogue tags?

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Self Edits

On the Murder of Darlings

February 28, 2017 Jana Miller

Maybe "murder" is too harsh a word.

Tagged revisions, skills1 Comment
Grammar, Self Edits, Uncategorized

For the Love of Commas

February 24, 2017 Jana Miller

Those curvaceous cuties are more helpful than you might think.

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Self Edits, Uncategorized

The Magic of Reading Your Writing Out Loud

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017 Jana Miller

Hearing your writing will help you find the hidden glitches.

Tagged characters, dialogue, editing, reading, revisions, skills1 Comment

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